A new Indigenous gathering space is coming to Kitchener this summer.
The City of Kitchener said the Indigenous Peoples Gathering Space will be installed in the southwest corner of Victoria Park. It comes after a consultation process with local Indigenous groups started in 2020.
Amy Smoke, co-director of O:se Kenhionhata:tie/Willow River Center, said it is about time a space like this was made.
“We’re one of the biggest regions that doesn’t have a Friendship Centre – it doesn’t have a gathering space for First Nations, Métis and Inuit folks,” Smoke told CTV News.